Mexico: Cacao is in short supply for Xantolo celebrations in Hidalgo; its price soars from 150 to more than 400 pesos

As a result of the drought faced in 2023 and the loss of production recorded by this year's floods, Hidalgo is facing a shortage of cocoa, a representative product for the xantolo celebrations in the Huasteca region of Hidalgo. Every year, state government authorities deliver packages to the Huasteca population to carry out the celebration, however, due to the shortage, this year it will only reach 50 percent of households. This was reported by the Undersecretary of Political Development of the Hidalgo government, Bertha Miranda Rodríguez, who noted that in this delivery, priority will be given to those localities with the greatest marginalization. The official also reported that the lack of cocoa has even caused its price to skyrocket from 150 pesos per kilo of cocoa to . He added that, in the strategy to contain this problem, the ...